Monday, April 30, 2012

Frame of Frames

This has been a looong awaited post. I know I've teased you multiple times with this project but I have been so excited about it that I couldn't keep it to myself..but I also couldn't seem to finish the darn thing! I still haven't finished it..but I can't finish it for another couple of weeks..you'll see why, but I couldn't possibly wait that much longer to share! So... here it is!

So here is what happened...﻿

We were selling those cute frames and I couldn't seem the kick the "need" for a bunch of them.. but I needed a fun way to display them. Then while at Lowe's, I saw this...

I snatched me up 4 pieces

{after carefully examining all the pieces to make sure I had the very best ones}

and we painted inside the frame, using the same color white we used for the moulding.

I kind of loved it like this, but knew we couldn't leave it like...

I grabbed 4 measuring tapes and measured them out on the floor. Then, I arranged {and re-arranged} my frames until I was happy with the way they fit.

As you can see, I ended up changing the layout anyway. I then put the above image in photoshop and dropped colors on the various frames until I was happy with what color went where.. I debated on doing patterns, stencils, etc. on the frames but with the stenciling in the background, it just got to be WAY too busy.. So.. I just got to painting...

After I was done painting, I plopped them all back down on the floor {for about two weeks}.

Finally, I turned them all face down and measured where each keyhole fell within the "giant frame" made from the moulding.

Then we got to hanging...﻿

Don't mind that my house is a complete disaster.. I thought about cleaning up the area but realized... reality is.. my house is a mess - why fake it?!

In the bottom left frame I put chicken wire, where I plan to clothes pin some pictures...

In the bottom right frame I put a sheet of metal, where I plan to magnet pictures...

In the top blue frame, there is also some chicken wire, where pictures will be pinned...

Three of the frames will contain pictures {that are being taken on the 5th, thus the reason I can't "finish" the project yet}

Two frames will contain adorable printouts that I have yet to find!

The top left window was a find at a consignment shop that I spend WAY to much time at..

And the empty space at the bottom.. is for another special project that I hope to share soon {another reason I can't "finish"}!